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| Always a Silver Lining by Tathar | 1 Review(s) |
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| esamen | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 7/8/2004 |
| Hazel snorted. “I’ll believe that when I see it!” he teased, pushing the brim of Frodo’s hat down over his eyes. Frodo grinned and pushed the hat back up so that he could see. He flicked the reins and urged Galad into a canter, sending Hazel, who had not the time to get a good grip, falling back against the seat and nearly over it into the back of the cart. Well hello there dear Tathar -- what a beautiful chapter! I love that bit of action and description above. You have a real knack for making the reader see the scene. And I loved the bit about Frodo leading the pony over the bridge. I actually have a lot of experience with horses and bridges. I was a little worried at first that your bridge might collapse with the hobbits on it. Something similar happened to me once . . . some boards on a wooden bridge fell through as the horse I was riding went over it . . . the horse gave a tremendous jump and landed facing backwards, and so I had to back him quickly off the rest of the bridge in order to get over it. I don't know what I'd have done if I'd been a hobbit in a cart. Anyway, I just love all the details about Frodo. The hat, the sweat, the checkers . . . everything is so fun to read . . . but seems like you are building up to something dangerous here, m'dear, with that horrible cliffhanger ending. Are you being mean to your fan(atic reader)s? Carry on . . . Author Reply: You are really too kind! Thank you so much. I'm so thrilled that you're enjoying it! I'm hoping to post another chapter or two today. :) Oh, good, I'm glad you liked the bit with Frodo leading the pony over the bridge - actually, I *was* originally going to have it collapse, but then I changed my plan... I've been around horses a lot too, though I've never had anything as exciting as your experience happen to me, which is why ponies make their way into my stories as often as possible. I *love* going into details about Frodo... I haven't read about him wearing a hat very often, and once I had that image in my head I had no choice but to write it! ;) No, I would never be mean to my readers! Not yet, anyway.... *cackles* | |